Leadership Council

The Housing Now Leadership Council provides ongoing advice, guidance, and support of the Housing Now initiative. Comprised of more than two dozen private and public sector partners – including the county’s largest employers, nonprofits, and municipalities – the leadership council sets Housing Now apart from other housing initiatives in its collaborative nature between sectors. The council meets quarterly with regular communication in between.  

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• Anne Giroux*, Marquette County Land Bank Authority

• Sarah Foster*, Home Builders Association of the Upper Peninsula 

• Tom Anthos, TriMedia Environmental & Engineering Services 

• Bud Bradley, J.M. Longyear 

• Crystal Burgland, Keller Williams 

• ​Travis Cross, Cross Contracting 

• Lyn Durant, Marquette Township

• Brent Forsberg, T. A. Forsberg

• Christopher Germain, Lake Superior Community Partnership 

• Nate Heffron, City of Negaunee 

• Thyra Karlstrom, Marquette County Planning Department

• Paul Knox, Marquette County Building Codes 

• Jeff Korpi, Northern Michigan University 

• Dana LaLonde, Michigan Workforce Development Institute 

• Aaron Leppanen, Leppanen Anker Arquitectos 

• Andrew McNeally, Upper Peninsula Power Company 

• Craig Patterson, Woda Group 

• Bryan Smith, Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

• Jenna Smith, Manpower 

• Jen Tucker, Michigan Economic Development Corporation 

• Lucy Grove, UPHS – Marquette 

• Erich Ziegler, Marquette-Alger RESA 

 

*Leadership Council Co-Chairs